公开(公告)号：US11607240B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-21

申请号：US16192894

申请日：2018-11-16

申请人： ETHICON LLC

发明人： Foster B. Stulen ,  David A. Monroe ,  William B. Weisenburgh, II ,  Richard C. Smith ,  Ashvani K. Madan ,  Craig T. Davis ,  Barry C. Worrell ,  Benjamin D. Dickerson ,  Chad P. Boudreaux ,  Geoffrey S. Strobl ,  Thomas C. Gallmeyer ,  Amy L. Benchek ,  Tylor C. Muhlenkamp ,  Sean P. Conlon ,  John A. Hibner

IPC分类号： A61B17/32 ,  A61B17/00

摘要： A surgical apparatus comprises a body, an ultrasonic transducer, a shaft, an acoustic waveguide, an articulation section, an end effector, and an articulation drive assembly. The ultrasonic transducer is operable to convert electrical power into ultrasonic vibrations. The shaft couples the end effector and the body together. The acoustic waveguide is coupled with the transducer. The articulation section includes a collar that is located distal to a nodal portion of the waveguide and is operable to deflect the end effector away from the longitudinal axis. The end effector comprises an ultrasonic blade in acoustic communication with the ultrasonic transducer. The articulation drive assembly is operable to drive articulation of the articulation section. The articulation drive assembly comprises at least one translating articulation driver coupled with the collar. The ultrasonic blade is operable to deliver ultrasonic vibrations to tissue even when the articulation section is in an articulated state.

公开(公告)号：US10952759B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-23

申请号：US15679967

申请日：2017-08-17

申请人： Ethicon LLC

发明人： Jeffrey D. Messerly ,  William E. Clem ,  John A. Weed, III ,  Eric Stout ,  Craig T. Davis ,  John E. Brady ,  Joseph D. Dennis ,  Phillip H. Clauda ,  Monica L. Z. Rivard

IPC分类号： A61B17/22 ,  A61B17/32 ,  B06B1/06 ,  B06B3/00 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61B34/20 ,  H01L41/09

摘要： Various ultrasonic instruments are disclosed. The ultrasonic instruments include structures configured to indicate the cutting length of the instruments, detect when grasped tissue has extended beyond the cutting length of the instrument, and prevent tissue from extending beyond the cutting length. Several techniques for each types of structures are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US10945778B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-16

申请号：US15967746

申请日：2018-05-01

申请人： ETHICON LLC

发明人： William B. Weisenburgh, II ,  Catherine A. Corbett ,  Jason R. Lesko ,  Craig T. Davis

IPC分类号： A61B18/14 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61B18/12 ,  A61B17/32 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/29 ,  A61B90/00

摘要： A surgical instrument includes a body, a shaft assembly rotatable relative to the body, and an end effector at a distal end of the shaft assembly and having an RF electrode operable to seal tissue with RF energy. An electrical contact assembly is arranged proximally of the end effector and is configured to electrically couple the RF electrode with an RF energy source. The electrical contact assembly includes a first electrical contact secured to the body and a second electrical contact secured to the shaft assembly. The first contact is configured to electrically couple with the RF energy source. The second contact is electrically coupled with the RF electrode and the first contact, and is configured to rotate with the shaft assembly relative to the first contact. The first and second electrical contacts are configured to remain electrically coupled throughout rotation of the shaft assembly relative to the body.

公开(公告)号：US10828056B2

公开(公告)日：2020-11-10

申请号：US15679959

申请日：2017-08-17

申请人： Ethicon LLC

发明人： Jeffrey D. Messerly ,  Benjamin D. Dickerson ,  Rafael J. Ruiz Ortiz ,  Ryan M. Asher ,  Joseph D. Dennis ,  Brian D. Black ,  Craig T. Davis ,  Mark E. Tebbe ,  Ion V. Nicolaescu ,  Frederick Estera ,  William A. Olson ,  Amelia Pierce ,  James Wilson ,  William D. Dannaher ,  Fajian Zhang ,  Foster B. Stulen

IPC分类号： A61N7/02 ,  A61B17/32 ,  H01L41/053 ,  H01L41/083 ,  H01L41/09 ,  A61B17/00 ,  B29C65/48 ,  A61B17/22 ,  A61B17/29 ,  B29L31/00 ,  A61B17/16 ,  A61B18/00

摘要： Various ultrasonic instruments are disclosed. The ultrasonic instruments include an ultrasonic waveguide acoustically coupled to an ultrasonic transducer. Several techniques for acoustically coupling the ultrasonic transducer to the ultrasonic waveguide are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20190133635A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-09

申请号：US16192894

申请日：2018-11-16

申请人： ETHICON LLC

发明人： Foster B. Stulen ,  David A. Monroe ,  William B. Weisenburgh, II ,  Richard C. Smith ,  Ashvani K. Madan ,  Craig T. Davis ,  Barry C. Worrell ,  Benjamin D. Dickerson ,  Chad P. Boudreaux ,  Geoffrey S. Strobl ,  Thomas C. Gallmeyer ,  Amy L. Benchek ,  Tylor C. Muhlenkamp ,  Sean P. Conlon ,  John A. Hibner

IPC分类号： A61B17/32

摘要： A surgical apparatus comprises a body, an ultrasonic transducer, a shaft, an acoustic waveguide, an articulation section, an end effector, and an articulation drive assembly. The ultrasonic transducer is operable to convert electrical power into ultrasonic vibrations. The shaft couples the end effector and the body together. The acoustic waveguide is coupled with the transducer. The articulation section includes a collar that is located distal to a nodal portion of the waveguide and is operable to deflect the end effector away from the longitudinal axis. The end effector comprises an ultrasonic blade in acoustic communication with the ultrasonic transducer. The articulation drive assembly is operable to drive articulation of the articulation section. The articulation drive assembly comprises at least one translating articulation driver coupled with the collar. The ultrasonic blade is operable to deliver ultrasonic vibrations to tissue even when the articulation section is in an articulated state.

公开(公告)号：US20190099212A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-04

申请号：US15720822

申请日：2017-09-29

申请人： Ethicon LLC

发明人： Mark A. Davison ,  Craig T. Davis ,  Jeffrey W. Bullock ,  Mark E. Tebbe ,  Shan Wan ,  Jeffrey L. Aldridge ,  Ryan M. Asher ,  Kristen G. Denzinger ,  Monica L. Rivard ,  Kevin A. Bash ,  Eric M. Roberson

IPC分类号： A61B18/14

摘要： An end effector of an electrosurgical device may include a discharge port, an aspiration port, two electrodes, and a diverter formed from a porous material. The diverter includes a matrix having voids to receive fluid from the discharge port. A releasable diverter assembly may include an assembly body configured to receive a pair of electrodes and a diverter composed of a porous material. A shaft assembly of an electrosurgical device may include two electrodes and two fluid cannulae. Each cannula may be disposed proximate to a surface of each of the electrodes. An end effector of an electrosurgical device may include a fluid discharge port, two electrodes, and a diverter disposed therebetween. A proximal edge of the diverter may form a secant line with respect to the end of the discharge port so that fluid emitted by the discharge port is disposed on a surface of the diverter.

公开(公告)号：US20180333183A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-22

申请号：US15967759

申请日：2018-05-01

申请人： ETHICON LLC

发明人： Frederick L. Estera ,  Michael A. Keenan ,  Craig T. Davis ,  William B. Weisenburgh, II ,  Jason R. Lesko

IPC分类号： A61B18/00 ,  A61B18/14

CPC分类号： A61B18/00 ,  A61B17/320068 ,  A61B17/320092 ,  A61B18/1206 ,  A61B18/1445 ,  A61B2017/320075 ,  A61B2017/320094 ,  A61B2017/320095 ,  A61B2018/0063 ,  A61B2018/00988 ,  A61B2018/00994 ,  A61B2018/126 ,  A61B2018/1452 ,  A61B2090/0803

摘要： A surgical instrument includes an ultrasonic transducer, a shaft extending distally along a shaft axis, a waveguide acoustically coupled with the ultrasonic transducer and extending distally through the shaft, and an end effector at a distal end of the shaft. The end effector includes an ultrasonic blade acoustically coupled with the waveguide. A nodal support element is arranged within a distal portion of the shaft and encircles the waveguide at a distal-most acoustic node of the waveguide. The nodal support element includes a support portion aligned with the distal-most acoustic node, and a sealing portion extending axially from the support portion. The support portion engages an inner surface of the shaft and is configured to support the waveguide in coaxial alignment with the shaft axis. The sealing portion sealingly engages the inner surface of the shaft and is configured to prevent proximal ingress of fluid through the shaft.

公开(公告)号：US20180078268A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-22

申请号：US15679967

申请日：2017-08-17

申请人： Ethicon LLC

发明人： Jeffrey D. Messerly ,  William E. Clem ,  John A. Weed, III ,  Eric Stout ,  Craig T. Davis ,  John Brady ,  Joseph D. Dennis ,  Phillip H. Clauda ,  Monica L. Zeckel

IPC分类号： A61B17/22 ,  A61B17/32 ,  A61B17/00

摘要： Various ultrasonic instruments are disclosed. The ultrasonic instruments include structures configured to indicate the cutting length of the instruments, detect when grasped tissue has extended beyond the cutting length of the instrument, and prevent tissue from extending beyond the cutting length. Several techniques for each types of structures are disclosed.